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Pre-Veterinary Medicine

The Pre-Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Vet) curriculum emphasizes coursework in the natural and physical sciences, giving you the academic background and hands-on experience necessary for admission to a professional veterinary medicine program. The Pre-Vet curriculum is not a specific degree program, so you are encouraged to pursue a program of study, such as the Agriculture-Animal Science option, while you take the Pre-vet course sequence.

Coursework Information

The pre-professional program that prepares students for
admission into the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University
emphasizes science, math, and communication. The minimum coursework requirements for the pre-veterinary
program are:

COMM 100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3 Credit Hours)

ENG 101 English Composition I (3 Credit Hours)

ENG 102 English Composition II (3 Credit Hours)

PHYS 111/11L Physics I/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

PHYS 112/112L Physics II/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

CHEM 120/120L University Chemistry I/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

CHEM 122/122L University Chemistry II/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

BIOL 180/180L Principles of Biology/Lab (4 Credit Hours)

BIOL 240/240L Microbiology/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

CHEM 304/304L Essentials of Organic Chemistry/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

CHEM 360/360L Essentials of Biochemistry/Lab (5 Credit Hours)

AGRI 615 Genetics of Livestock Improvement (3 Credit Hours) -OR-

BIOL 325/325L Genetics/Lab (4 Credit Hours)

Humanities Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Additional recommended coursework includes:

MIS 101 Intro to Computer Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)

AGRI 111 Animal Science (3 Credit Hours)

MATH 122 Plane Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)

AGRI 214 Principles of Feeding (3 Credit Hours)

AGRI 616 Reproductive Physiology of Domestic Animals (4 Credit Hours)

BIOL 260/260L Introductory Zoology (4 Credit Hours)

The pre-veterinary medicine coursework listing does not lead to any individual degree; therefore, it is recommended that students pursue a 4-year discipline degree program while completing this coursework.

NOTE: Completion of the pre-veterinary medicine coursework does not guarantee admission into the professional veterinary medicine program.